{"id":356,"date":"2012-11-22T22:40:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T03:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/?p=356"},"modified":"2013-01-30T21:21:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T02:21:20","slug":"positive-thoughts-really-do-make-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/22\/positive-thoughts-really-do-make-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Thoughts Really Do Make The Difference","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I have been thinking a lot about positive vs negative in many aspects of my life. It seems that lately I have been confronted with a lot of negative people and I am amazed how quickly one negative person can ruin a perfectly good day.<\/p>\n<p>I try to always see the good things in life. \u00a0I relish in the warmth of a cup of coffee in the morning and lately the crisp, cool smell of Fall has made me want to settle in with a good book (or movie). \u00a0I feel happy armed with a cup of tea and something freshly baked from the oven. \u00a0Those to me are just some of the delights of Fall and early Winter.<\/p>\n<p>My work has been stressful lately. \u00a0I have felt snowed under by email, expectations and events. \u00a0The pressure and the exhaustion has weighed heavily on me. \u00a0I have felt disgruntled and at times fed up. \u00a0But, I realized that it is really how I look at these things that affects my attitude. \u00a0I know that when I try to &#8220;do it all&#8221; that I get overwhelmed and miserable. \u00a0It is so hard to take a step back and say no, even when it is the best thing to do.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight I took some time to myself. \u00a0Watched a TV show I PVR&#8217;d weeks ago, spent time surfing through Pinterest and recharged my batteries so to speak.<\/p>\n<p>While on Pinterest I came across this from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.localfunforkids.com\/home\/love-grace-and-gratitude.html\"> Local Fun for Kids<\/a>\u00a0which is exactly what I needed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/161637074097736607_GxmYupW1_c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-358\" title=\"Happiness cannot be...\" src=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/161637074097736607_GxmYupW1_c-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/161637074097736607_GxmYupW1_c-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/161637074097736607_GxmYupW1_c.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today during a busy busy day, my boys came to my school and had lunch with me. \u00a0They are the epitome of happy. \u00a0They do what they love to do, oblivious to expectations, societal pressures and norms. \u00a0They do what makes them happy. \u00a0And, so, they used the opportunity to run their trucks all over the dining hall. \u00a0It was magic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG-20121121-00071.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-359\" title=\"Trucks in the Dining Hall \" src=\"https:\/\/familyfoodandtravel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/IMG-20121121-00071-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What makes you happy?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently I have been thinking a lot about positive vs negative in many aspects of my life. 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